Singapore jails domestic helper for slapping, kicking special needs boy who was slowly getting ready for school
- Sakinah attacked the eight-year-old out of frustration after he refused to wear his shoes and delayed boarding a school bus
- She was sentenced to three weeks’ jail for voluntarily causing hurt to the boy
Feeling frustrated at her employer’s son for being slow in getting ready for school, a domestic worker dragged, slapped and kicked the eight-year-old who was a special-needs child.
Sakinah, a 25-year-old Indonesian, was sentenced to three weeks’ jail on Wednesday after pleading guilty to voluntarily causing hurt to the boy.
Sakinah had been a domestic worker in the boy’s household since June last year, taking care of her employer’s four children and doing household chores.
Her employer had told her that the victim, who has been diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, had special needs and needed special attention.
Three of the children, including the eight-year-old boy, would be picked up on weekdays by a school bus at around 6.20am. Sakinah was responsible for getting them ready for school and making sure they boarded the school bus.